Category Archives: Travel
Why beautiful Busselton is Western Australia’s new beach star
Busselton makes a name for itself as a world-class holiday destination – Tourism Western Australia A slate-coloured stingray swooped through the shallow waters just a few feet from my feet; The incredibly clear waters of Busselton’s Geographe Bay challenged his attempts at camouflage. He slowed down for a moment, then headed towards the beach; Bypassing… Read More »
How did luxury lose its meaning?
Luxury comes in many forms, but escaping the crowds and personal pampering often reach high prices – Maria Korneeva/Moment RF Five minutes after settling into the hilltop perch I had reserved for my family on the Greek island of Paros, I felt the embarrassing sucker punch of being duped. The so-called “luxury” villa certainly had… Read More »
Pablo Picasso was revealed to be an accomplice in the ‘figurine issue’
Pablo Picasso hid two sculptures in his wardrobe after the robbery, according to diary entries – ADOC-PHOTOS/CORBIS HISTORICAL It has all the ingredients of a classic crime thriller: high-value art, a heist at the Louvre, and one of the most influential artists in history. For more than a century, Pablo Picasso’s role in “figure figurines”… Read More »
He worked in the dark, but now Saul Leiter is recognized as a true photography pioneer
Saul Leiter, Footprints, vol. 1950 – detail – Saul Leiter Foundation In 1947, when 24-year-old Saul Leiter first saw Henri Cartier-Bresson’s prints at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, photographers were happy to be considered photographers. Today’s longed-for ideal is the “artist” or the “artist who uses a camera”. But if Leiter is a consummate… Read More »
Top secret Norwegian ski resort undiscovered by British tourists
Skiers in Gausta can enjoy excellent views There are few secrets left in the world of ski holidays. Fortunately, the Norwegian resort of Gausta – 185 miles west of Oslo, in the Telemark region – knows how to keep quiet. Originally designed as a tourist attraction in the early 1950s, the Gaustatoppen mountain and its… Read More »
The rise of the hotel superyacht
In recent years, some of the leading international hotel brands have launched ‘superyacht’ collections – Four Seasons It has been widely reported that superyacht sales have gone crazy during the pandemic as the ultra-rich seek greater privacy and isolation. This was perhaps unsurprising given that the collective wealth of the planet’s billionaires has increased by… Read More »
The oldest passenger planes still in the sky
North Korea’s Air Koryo famous for its aging fleet – Alamy Would you feel uneasy while flying in a 1974 airplane? Harold Wilson was enjoying his second mission at Number 10, the Queen band was in its glory, man’s first small step on the lunar surface was still relatively fresh in the memory. 1974 was… Read More »
‘Simpler’ London to Edinburgh train fares £100 more expensive
Price rise revealed by analysis of tickets sold by London North Eastern Railway – CHARLOTTE GRAHAM A trial to simplify train fares is adding more than £100 to the cost of some journeys on one of Britain’s busiest rail lines. The price rise was revealed by an analysis of tickets sold for travel on the… Read More »
Inside Whistler, North America’s largest ski resort
Whistler Blackcomb is the largest and busiest ski resort in North America – Ben Girardi/Tourism Whistler Living in the mountains of British Columbia is a very vocal mammal called the old marmot, which emits a high-pitched whistle when alarmed by predators. Whistler Blackcomb, North America’s largest and busiest ski resort, owes its name to this… Read More »